Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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D I S T I N C T I O N 169 Musicians play in parade A rose is a rose I was petrified, con- fessed John Wareing, a ju- nior. We started out marching three miles during practice but soon worked our way to nine miles, explained sen- ior Tony Morales. Our feet were aching, said John McKinney, a sen- ior. These three students and fellow senior Burl Gregory played in the Tournament of Roses Honor Band before a national television audience on New Year ' s Day. Over four hundred students from Director and band receive acclaim Player praises his sport This is a personal essay by Chris Eldred, a freshman. A fifth year clarinet player, Eldred marches with the RHS band. Band, to me, is a sport. Band can be very fun be- cause you get to go to many places and win lots of awards. This year the band has gone to four parades. The band won sweepstakes at two of them. In one we didn ' t place and in the third we didn ' t compete. Later this year we are planning to go to Knott ' s Berry Farm and Disneyland. We are also going to six or more pa- rades. We plan to do well. Sometimes the band can be really tiring. We practice two nights a week for five hours. It ' s worth it. Mr. [Charles] Gray, our band director — and coach — is very helpful. He pushes us and spends all his time with us. He has helped us become better and because of him we have set a goal to be the best in Southern Cali- fornia. I would like to thank him. There is a group who is half in between being a group and being alone. They are the Drill Team and Tall Flags Squad. I would like to see them be a part of our team, the band. The Drill Team this year has tak- en third place at the Red- lands parade, first at a Chino parade, and a second at the Yucaipa parade. Flags have only been judged at one pa- rade. They took second place in Yucaipa. Next year we plan to go to even more parades and win more awards. To do this we have to get better scores, we will. Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego County high schools auditioned for the coveted positions. Accord- ing to Morales, Trying out for it was a scary idea. But when I stepped into the room they told me what to play and I thought it was easy. So easy in fact, that Mo- rales said next time he ' ll try out for the Herald Trumpets in front of the Queen ' s Float. Gregory (percussion), McKinney (tuba), Morales (trumpet), and Wareing (French horn) are the first RHS students ever to be se- lected for such an honor. Poly High School, repre- sented by three of its stu- dents in the Honor Band, was the only other Riverside County high school whose students played in the Tour- nament of Roses parade. This would not have happened if it weren ' t for Mr. [Charles] Gray. He would like to get the 1 986- 87 marching band into the Rose Parade, said McKin- ney. His bandmates also praised Gray, in a first year as RHS ' s band director, for his efforts. Thank you, Mr. Gray, for turning our band program around, commented Mo- rales. I wish I could be in band next year because the band is going to go places. You ' ll see. I must thank someone for helping me get to where I am today. I must thank Mr. Gray, the director of the RHS Entertainment Unit, for all his support, enthusiasm, and all the work he has done, concluded Wareing. ♦ Tournament of Roses Honor Band: Tony Morales, John McKinney, Direc- tor Charles Gray, Burl Gregory, and John Wareing.

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168 C O U N T o N ' ' PLUS Success ... Among our business majors we now have CPAs, of- fice managers, clerk typists, sales workers, secretaries, more business teachers . . . — Joe Wermer Business Education Career Guidance Specialist Linda Williams was responsible lor directing many college bound stu- dents to good schools. She was also an invaluable aid in scholarship ac- quisition. Staff frequents hidden, members-only restaurant The food is good, said Joe Werner, business teach- er. The food is delicious, said Judy Torrie, guidance coordinator. I try and eat there be- tween one and three times a week. They do a great job, explained Jerry Bowman, math teacher. I don ' t eat there, said Enjoying a Falcon Room lunch Larry Porter takes a break Irom a hectic schedule to converse with lellow teachers. Porter was a math teacher. Philomena Hornsby. I ' d get fat. The best restaurant in town? A varied menu rang- ing from cheeseburgers to lasagna . . . who does all this? Surprise. There is a room tucked away behind the or- ange door next to the stu- dent snack bar. That room is the Falcon Room, a staff - Science teacher Terry Snell en- joys a Falcon Room specialty: ham- burgers. only restaurant run and staffed by ROP students. I work in the Falcon Room so I can gain experience in the field of restaurants, ex- plained Andy Broussard, a student in training. There are always between five and eight students working as cooks per shift. Although many teachers enjoyed the Falcon Room and made it a point to visit, as Nancy Jones said — ev- eryday - some couldn ' t find time to enjoy a sit-down meal. The lunch hour is too short to enjoy it, explained Gloria Hill, English teacher .+ Monce Romero, a senior, pre- pares iood m the Falcon Room Kitchen. Students, like Romero, in the Regional Occupation Program (ROP) received job placement as- sistance alter graduation. Cesar Minjarez watches as pre- pared meals are delivered to await- ing customers. ROP student Teresa Rodriguez waits on stall member Barbara Macquire. ROP teacher John Chamberlin prepares a meal lor Falcon Room customers.

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170 sOunt -Jn E5TIMONX From. Teachers and Students m Paul Strain, art teacher: 1 believe that we are all unique creations, and have some artistic ability. My goal is to give students an oppor- tunity to discover and devel- op their abilities in their own unique way. Every year at RHS is special because of the students, they are fun to be around and are never dull. + Patrick Fisher, student: ' 7 feel that Mr. Richards who teaches drafting is spe- cial because he ' s really try- ing to prepare us for the fu- ture and he makes the work fun. +. Robert Williamson, stu- dent: My favorite teacher is Mrs. Foglietta because she takes time with her stu- dents and makes English fun. Gustavo Oceguera, stu- dent: Mrs. Duff is nice, very funny, and sometimes strange. She ' s pretty fair when she grades. She is a good teacher. + Martha Patton Kathy Weese, student: The teacher that 1 think is special is Mrs. Sloan. She tries so hard to help our class learn geometry. The best thing though is she never loses her temper. + Laura Boucher, student: 7 like Mr. Pfeiffer be- cause he knows how to re- late to his students. He has a funny sense of humor. I know a lot of students who like having him as a teach- er. + Oswald Hairston, re- source teacher: I think resource is special in that this is a group with a lot of different personalities which makes it interesting and a lot of fun from day to day. Re- source is not boring. Jean McCook, librarian: The library is for students, please send them to us. + Shirley Gonzalez, home economics teacher: Home economics is special because it is applicable to everyone. What ' s life with- out home economics? 4 Georia Weeks, student: I think Mrs. Gonzales (sewing) is really special. 1 like her class because it is something I can use later in life. She is a very cheerful and easy to get along with person. + Tinisha Young, student: ' 7 feel that my math teacher, Mr. Drapiza, is special be- cause he is easy to get along with. When I go into his classroom I feel really com- fortable. + Craig Harrod, student: Mr. Weatherford has a great personality and a big heart, even though he has failed me three times. + Sheri Beld, student: 1 enjoy having Ms. Finan as a teacher because she is nice and always cracking jokes. ' ♦ Dale Thorpe